The mayor of New York restricts the arrival of new buses with migrants

New York Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order on Wednesday requiring all charter buses carrying immigrants sent from other states to notify the city 32 hours in advance to ensure they have enough staff.. He also warned that failure to do so will be considered a misdemeanor, with possible fines, lawsuits, and even confiscation of the vehicles.

The order limits the arrival of immigrants from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. local time and 12:00 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. GMT – 5:00 p.m. GMT) and buses must drop off passengers at a specific location, unless The city's Office of Emergency Management indicates otherwise, Adams said during a press conference with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston.

Adams said that the arrival of more than 150,000 immigrants since April 2022, of which more than 60,000 are under city care, has created a fiscal crisis that will lead to $12 billion being spent on services by mid-2025. for immigrants, which includes shelter, meals, education for children and other types of assistance, without the help they have requested from the federal government having arrived.